Chinese Public’s Support for COVID-19 Surveillance in Relation to the West

Surveillance is never only about surveillance but embedded in the broader social context, both domestically and internationally. During COVID-19 pandemic, practices of non-Western countries have often been analyzed from perspective West, impacting domestic policymaking public perception. However, we rarely know how Western societies’ discourses may impact people societies understand their own surveillance. Combining data varied sources, this article examines during China explores Chinese residents perceive it, with a focus on perceptions that are relation to West.